PATIALA: After Punjab decided to waive off total registration fee for transfer of property between spouses and blood relatives in urban and rural areas last year, as many as 12,410 families in Patiala district have benefited from the new rule. The decision was taken as people were avoiding legal transfer of properties between blood relations due to registration fee and stamp fee that was leading to disputes within the families.

The Punjab government has issued a toll free number (18001800) where complaints against revenue officials can be registered and people can seek information about their land on revenue helpline number (168). The NRIs are permitted to call the helpline round the clock while for Indian citizens the helpline services is active between 7 am and 7pm.